Home

Three in one!

WHO LIVES HERE? Lee and Hanko de Wet and their wheaten Scottish Terrier, Sibella; their daughter Manya and her hubby Gerild van Rensburg live in a cottage on the property

WHERE Auckland Park North, Johannesburg

SIZE OF GARDEN 350m2 in total

TYPE OF SOIL Slate-like

AGE OF GARDEN 12 years

(45m2)

ENTRANCE GARDEN

A gravel pathway leading from an old farm gate that the couple discovered at an antique store takes you through the entrance garden. Inca lilies, Cape scabious, gaura, a white Petrea volubilis and a white bougainvillea, among others, are planted in the first part of the entrance garden that gets sun most of the day, while bush lilies,

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Home

Home3 min read
OF dust AND ETERNITY
I've got a weakness for junk shops. Just can't pass them by. Sometimes I linger, just looking, picking stuff up, putting it down, my mind on walk-about. Something small might set me off, like a battered little brass vase I spot on a dusty shelf among
Home3 min read
Peas In A Pod
Grow your own! Although peas are fairly frost hardy, their flowers are not. However, if they are sown towards the end of July, after the winter solstice, the plants should only be in flower after the last frost date, which is around 20 September. The
Home3 min read
What's New
Send décor and lifestyle news to johane.neilson@tuis.co.za. These plush DIY 2.5mm-thick 3D Peel & Stick wall tiles by Evalution Flooring are perfect for using over existing tiles and thick enough that you won't notice the grout lines underneath. Visi

Related Books & Audiobooks